March 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,655 Member
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    @Faebert little and often and a gradual build up sounds awesome, but do make sure the often part doesn't get too out of hand and you allow your body to rest and recover in between!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,003 Member
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    @shanaber , I have the same problem with my dog. She will be staring at me for an hour, I get the camera/phone out, and she turns her head! I'll have to try the treat on my shoulder trick.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,723 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
    Had a really hard time getting motivated to go out to run. It was beautiful out when I did but I struggled the entire run with very little energy. Hobbes and I enjoyed the trail though and stopped to take a few pictures.
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    I finished with 4.85 miles for the day and will set up my ticker tomorrow. We have agility class tonight and I need to get ready for that.

    Hobbes looks very happy! What happened with him shivering cold the other day? Did it just go away? (Sorry if I missed your posting about it!)
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,660 Member
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    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Something about contacts, you have to get fitted properly for them. So you can't just get your prescription and buy cheapie elsewhere. You can do some damage to your eyes that way - or so I've been told.

    You can absolutely find a cheaper place online to buy prescription contact lenses. Wherever I ordered mine from was even cheaper than WalMart's price. You do need to scan or photograph the prescription, though. It would be a bad idea to buy from any place that didn't ask for the prescription.

    *The prescription includes fitting specifications.
  • LC0924
    LC0924 Posts: 71 Member
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    @Camaramandy648 happy birthday! I hope your excellent start to the day continues. Birthdays can be so complicated.

    I am tired and the weather in OK was bleh this morning but I cannot wait to hit the park this evening and get my slow little run on! Happy Tuesday, run pals :sunglasses:
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,224 Member
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    Happy birthday @Camaramandy648 that sounds like kind of the best way to wake up!
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,335 Member
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    Awwwwww @Camaramandy648 Happy birthday! That is so sweet of your daughter... Sounds like you have such a fun day planned...

    About the contacts...I don't wear glasses, contacts or anything. Yet! But I know it's coming. About ten years ago, I wanted to temporarily have green eyes so I went to the fake hair, fake nails, fake eye color store and I bought no refund contacts. I struggled to wear them an hour; they bothered me so much. I threw $28 away, completely and I threw the contacts away too. Anyway, no way would I mess with contacts. When the time comes, I'm going to rock some cute glasses.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    Morning!

    @PastorVincent the soap vs. coronavirus had me laughing out loud!

    @hamsterwheel6 I will for sure let you know!

    Everyone else who commented on the contacts vs glasses thing - thank you! All good insight! I'll know more next week!

    Today is my birthday. I am 35. I hate my birthday. It's different when both parents are dead and all of the family lives far, far away. Still, every year, I pick myself up out of the bed that I love so much (haha) and decide that when my kids are grown, I want them to know it's okay to celebrate themselves. Which means.... they have to see me celebrate myself. Since I don't want to make a cake today, or cook a meal, when I get off work, we are going to my favorite bakery and we will each pick out one sweet item and savor it and then we will go see The Call of the Wild. Then, we'll end the night with a toast. A toast to me, a toast to us. We are a pretty cool little group of three. And we have so much going for us, and so much to look forward to. The best is yet to come!

    So the amazing thing that happened was that after the kids' therapy last night - Madison asked me if I would take her to walmart to buy me things for my birthday. I asked if she had any money and she said, "No, can I just use yours?" I didn't want to stamp out her fire, so I said yes. Into the abyss we went.... We left with a giant bag full of birthday things and I wasn't allowed to see anything. When we got home, I had groceries to put away, lunches to pack, baths to make kids take.... It was bedtime! I just knew she would be over-tired, not get up on time, and all that birthday stuff would sit in the bag for a year (she has a lot off attention deficit that accompanies her other diagnoses - this was not a judgement of her character or good nature). Well! When I woke up this morning at 5, she had shut my bedroom door and I could hear her in the kitchen working away!

    When I came out, she had turned on the coffee pot for me, even! Cookies, streamers, hugs, and even the dog was in a party hat! I am so, so, so proud of her! She said, "I just wanted to do what you do for us because it is so special."

    Pretty cool, huh? :)

    Also, I wish I could run 35 miles for my 35th. But there won't be time. The new girl called in and i have double the workload + birthday festivities so I probably won't run today at all. That's okay. Another day is fine.

    Happy Birthday!!! Sounds like it's off to a good start.

    Run 3.5 for your 35th.....
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,993 Member
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    March Goal: 90 Miles

    3/1: 7.62 miles
    3/2: 5.05 miles
    3/3: 5.02 miles


    17.69/90 miles completed for March

    216.77/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

    I ran 5 miles again this morning. It was really nice at 59°F and just a light wind. It was more humid than yesterday, but not too bad. It is supposed to rain today and the sky was spitting at me some, but I didn't have any real rain. It is really supposed to start this evening and be rainy all day tomorrow so that is why I ran yesterday and will have my rest day tomorrow. I'm glad I did since it was so nice yesterday. My run this morning was really nice. I did see a skunk at the park, but I saw him from a good distance away and he was in a hurry to get wherever he was going and didn't even notice me. I was able to wear shorts and a t-shirt today. It is supposed to be 40°F again on Thursday for my run so who knows what I'll wear then.


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    2020 races:
    5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

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